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One year after the battle for Yemen’s resource rich Marib governorate escalated, the humanitarian situation has worsened as shifting frontlines, airstrikes and landmines displace nearly 100,000 people, many of whom have already fled multiple times.

This report contributes in various ways to the debate on a sustainable cocoa economy.

Increasing insecurity and criminality is jeopardizing progress in Afghanistan.

When a massive earthquake hit southern Türkiye and northern Syria in early February 2023, it affected people in Syria already suffering through more than a decade of war. One of them was Khadjia , a married mother of five children whose home was partly destroyed. 

After several path-breaking global deals for sustainable development and climate action were brokered in 2015, the time has come for the EU to deliver on its promises. The Netherlands have taken on the first EU Presidency of 2016 and are in a position of great responsibility to set the direction for this implementation. From the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Developments Goals to the Paris climate deal, a decided approach is necessary to ensure the EU leads on implementing these vital agreements.Oxfam has outlined a series of actionable recommendations for the Dutch presidency to…

Farmer seed systems and community seed banks provide an important safety net for cash-strapped, vulnerable people. They also help small-scale farmers manage climate risk. Supporting them is an adaptation opportunity that is currently being missed.

Luc Lamprière, spokesperson for Oxfam said:

Oxfam spokesperson Pamela Gomez said: "Governance reform at the International Monetary Fund is long overdue.

"We can't settle for what the World Bank has committed to so far ―now is the time to build momentum and raise ambition of all members, proving the bank's value as a leader on such urgent global issues," said Nadia Daar, Oxfam International's Head of Washington DC Office, in reaction to new World Bank president David Malpass’ press conference.

Three years after Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people are still living under tents and tarpaulins and the country continues to be very vulnerable.